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[[File:Walking Heads.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''Walking Heads'''.]]'''Walking Heads''' were an arctic rock band formed by a | [[File:Walking Heads.jpg|thumb|Earliest known poster for '''Walking Heads'''.]]'''Walking Heads''' were an arctic rock band formed by a parasitic alien monster from the bodies of David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass), and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar). | ||
Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed nightmares of the '80s", the group helped to pioneer new horror music by integrating elements of isolation, freezing temperatures, and fear of a monstrous alien life form. | Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed nightmares of the '80s", the group helped to pioneer new horror music by integrating elements of isolation, freezing temperatures, and fear of a monstrous alien life form. | ||
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File:The Thing - Why I Am an Alien Shape-Changer.jpg|link=The Thing: Why I am an Alien Shape Changer|'''''[[The Thing: Why I am an Alien Shape Changer]]''''' is an autobiographical book by G. K. Chesterton 1.1 about his efforts to reconcile his mission as an extraterrestrial shape changer with his deeply held Catholicism. | |||
File:The Lady Don't Bind.jpg|link=The Lady Don't Bind|"'''[[The Lady Don't Bind]]'''" is a song by the Talking Heads about a quantum state of a particle subject to a potential such that the particle has a tendency to not remain localized in one or more regions of space. | |||
File:Once in a Program.jpg|link=Once in a Program|"'''[[Once in a Program]]'''" is a song by American rock band and programming group Talking Heads. | |||
File:Big Thing in Little China.jpg|link=Big Thing in Little China|'''''[[Big Thing in Little China]]''''' is a comedy horror thriller film starring Kurt Russell. | |||
File:A Christmas Peril.jpg|link=A Christmas Peril|'''''[[A Christmas Peril]]''''' is a 1946 American Christmas horror film about a man who helps others in his community (Jimmy Stewart) who is driven to madness and suicide by the demonic Cenobites. | |||
File:Severed.jpg|link=Severed|'''''[[Severed]]''''' is a 1995 American neo-noir psychological horror film about a troubled police detective (Brad Pitt) who find his own severed head in a cardboard box. | |||
File:Demolition Manfred Mann.jpg|link=Demolition Manfred Mann|'''[[Demolition Manfred Mann]]''' were an English-American rock band, featuring keyboardist Manfred Mann and actors Wesley Snipes and Sylvester Stallone. | File:Demolition Manfred Mann.jpg|link=Demolition Manfred Mann|'''[[Demolition Manfred Mann]]''' were an English-American rock band, featuring keyboardist Manfred Mann and actors Wesley Snipes and Sylvester Stallone. | ||
File:Now Playing (Severed).jpg|link=Now Playing (Severed)|Now Playing — '''''[[Severed]]'''''<br>Up Next — '''[[Walking Heads]]'''. | |||
File:Now Playing (Shrubbing).jpg|link=Now Playing (Shrubbing)|Now Playing — '''[[The Shrubbing]]'''<br>Up Next — '''[[The Wordle is Not Enough]]''' | |||
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== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
* ''[[A Christmas Peril]]'' | |||
* ''[[Big Thing in Little China]]'' | |||
* [[Demolition Manfred Mann]] | * [[Demolition Manfred Mann]] | ||
* [[Gnomon algorithm]] | * [[Gnomon algorithm]] | ||
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[Now Playing (Severed)]] | |||
* [[Now Playing (Shrubbing)]] | |||
* [[Once in a Program]] | |||
* ''[[Severed]]'' | |||
* [[The Lady Don't Bind]] | |||
* ''[[The Thing: Why I am an Alien Shape Changer]]'' | |||
== Nonfiction cross-reference == | == Nonfiction cross-reference == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [ | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talking_Heads Talking Heads] @ Wikipedia | ||
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=== Social media === | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1687239794290458624 Post] @ Twitter (3 August 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1615122243264159748 Post] @ Twitter (16 January 2023) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1500656725850009602 Post] @ Twitter (6 March 2022) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1475160470659256331 Post] @ Twitter (26 December 2021) | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:36, 21 August 2023
Walking Heads were an arctic rock band formed by a parasitic alien monster from the bodies of David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass), and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar).
Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed nightmares of the '80s", the group helped to pioneer new horror music by integrating elements of isolation, freezing temperatures, and fear of a monstrous alien life form.
In the News
The Thing: Why I am an Alien Shape Changer is an autobiographical book by G. K. Chesterton 1.1 about his efforts to reconcile his mission as an extraterrestrial shape changer with his deeply held Catholicism.
"The Lady Don't Bind" is a song by the Talking Heads about a quantum state of a particle subject to a potential such that the particle has a tendency to not remain localized in one or more regions of space.
"Once in a Program" is a song by American rock band and programming group Talking Heads.
Big Thing in Little China is a comedy horror thriller film starring Kurt Russell.
A Christmas Peril is a 1946 American Christmas horror film about a man who helps others in his community (Jimmy Stewart) who is driven to madness and suicide by the demonic Cenobites.
Severed is a 1995 American neo-noir psychological horror film about a troubled police detective (Brad Pitt) who find his own severed head in a cardboard box.
Demolition Manfred Mann were an English-American rock band, featuring keyboardist Manfred Mann and actors Wesley Snipes and Sylvester Stallone.
Now Playing — Severed
Up Next — Walking Heads.
Now Playing — The Shrubbing
Up Next — The Wordle is Not Enough
Fiction cross-reference
- A Christmas Peril
- Big Thing in Little China
- Demolition Manfred Mann
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Now Playing (Severed)
- Now Playing (Shrubbing)
- Once in a Program
- Severed
- The Lady Don't Bind
- The Thing: Why I am an Alien Shape Changer
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links
- Talking Heads @ Wikipedia
- The Thing (1982 film) @ Wikipedia
- The Thing (1982) - trailer @ YouTube
- The Blood Test YouTube
- Thing Spider Head @ YouTube
- End scene @ YouTube
Social media
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